Using a spatial systems estimator to incorporate spatial interactions and endogeneity of income levels and migration …, this paper finds a positive effect of migration on cohesion within the European Union on the NUTS 2 level. As migration can … experiencing net immigration, while lagging regions experience higher speeds of income convergence. As a result, migration …

destination countries. The model has explanatory power and is useful for testing the given hypothesized determinants of migration …This study specifies and applies a gravity model to provide empirical evidence on determinants of emigration from … strategies show that economic, demographic and cultural factors have significant influence on migration decision to the …